Drama Details
Leh Game Rak (Native title: เล่ห์เกมรัก; English title: Tricky Love Game) is a Thai drama aired Jun 17, 2020 – Sep 10, 2020, with 26 episodes of 50 minutes running time each. The drama is completely subbed in English, you can watch it on the official channel WeTV.
Genres: Mystery, Business, Romance, Drama
Producer: Athichart Chumnanon
Director: Chatchai Surasit
OST official MVs:
- Esther Supreeleela “เสียงที่ไม่พูดไป“
- Win Ratanapol “หัวใจไม่ฟัง“
- Pretzelle “เมื่อโลกนี้มีเธอ“
Five Reasons to Give This Drama a Try
The Story
The first reason for my recommendation is because the drama has an interesting plot. The story follows two people who hide their identities most of their lives. The Bacayagam family adopts Nicha (Esther Supreeleela/เอสเธอร์ สุปรีย์ลีลา) from a young age, assumes her identity as a boy named Nan, and has lived as a male since then. She can only be herself one day a week, wears a long-haired wig, and girly clothes, and puts on makeup. Aici (Son Yuke Songpaisan/สน ยุกต์ ส่งไพศาล) escaped from attempted murder when he was little. He then hides his real identity, changes his name to Seifer, and lives in an orphanage until adulthood.
Though the two soon met, right away they are thrown into the heat of business wars between two powerful groups.
The Business
Important to inform you all that this drama is set in the business world. Thus, there are tons of business projects and meetings.
The Romance
Since the male and female leads both have to hide their real identities, the romance is slow-burn, with natural chemistry, and good intervals of identity disclosures.
The Drama
Unlike the stereotypical Thai lakorn with an over-the-top revenge plot, this drama is really mellow. There are still characteristics that are unique to lakorn: gunfight/fistfight, scheming, and death.
Therefore, I can recommend this to anyone!
The Mystery
The second reason for my recommendation is because there are plenty of secrets to be revealed throughout the drama. To start, as I mentioned above, there are two competing powerful groups in the real estate industry. The first group is owned and managed by the family of Bacayagam, where the Female Lead is adopted by the couple Dai and Weimada. The second group is owned and managed by the family of Intalaweng, with the couple Ed and Maweena, and their children Eddy and Sakura.
The couple is thrown right into the heated battle between these two powerful groups. Fresh-graduated from overseas, Nan is put in charge of some major projects in the family company, which creates anger and jealousy among the senior officers. Fresh-graduated too, Seifer and his three friends start working for the Bacayagam group, under the leadership of Nan.
So, we have business wars between the two groups, internal resentment within the Bacayagam group, and to add the angst, also internal turmoil within the Intalaweng family. And how about Seifer and Nan’s secret identities? That too, there are people who are actively investigating them to find out about their secrets. Their double identities also create misunderstanding and confusion for people around them. Moreover, Seifer is determined to find out about the mystery behind his family. So with all those spices thrown into it, the drama is cooking nicely. Lots of secrets, big and small, waiting to be revealed.
The Leads
The third reason I recommend this drama is because of the nice type of leads. While watching dramas, we have seen immature, mean, weak, airhead, and/or clingy leads, right? Both of the Main Leads in this drama are none of that. Nan is smart, mature, calm, and hardworking, as well as when she is Nicha. As boss Nan is respected by the subordinates and hated by the enemies. Seifer too has similar traits as Nan. He is also determined to find out about his family. The two work well together as a team, both inside and outside the company.
The Supporting Characters
I love supportive characters!!! They make any drama enjoyable to watch.
Supportive Parents
Fortunately, although Nan has a tough life living as a male for almost all her life, her adoptive parents Dai and Weimada are very supportive of her. Nan always asks her dad for advice when encountering problems at work, and her parents are always aware when she is under the weather.
Supportive Friends
Along with Seifer working for the Bacayagam group, his three friends from the orphanage also joined the company: Wai, Lin, and Cai. They all have been through thick and thin together since childhood. However, with all the issues that have been going on at their workplace, they are challenged to carry on with their friendship.
Finally, the Beagle!
Lastly, you gotta watch the beagle!!! The last reason for my recommendation is personal because I am a dog lover. But even if you’re not, this pup is super cute, smart, loyal, fashionable, and entertaining.
So who the heck is that beagle wearing an orange shirt? He is Lucky. Though did not get any line in the script, Lucky plays a major role in the couple’s relationship, as well as in the main plot.
Lastly, you gotta watch the beagle!!! The last reason for my recommendation is personal because I am a dog lover. But even if you’re not, this pup is super cute, smart, loyal, fashionable, and entertaining.
Credits: I do not own any of the images. All credit goes to their respective owners. Images were taken from official drama posters, stills, and screenshots, and were cropped by me to fit the space.
Image sources: official channel PPTVHD36, drama.kapook.com, mgronline.com, and official OST recording company Five Four Records.
The original article was published on October 6, 2020. Link HERE.